Downvote/Upvote system change

Tengrichan·1/5/2015, 5:40:22 PM·2 votes·1,135 views

I would like to request a change to the system as the following: In order to be able to down vote a post you have to reply.So you can only downvote a post if you replied to it.

Benefits:

Creates more discussion.
People won't just downvote spam certain threads or replies.

Drawbacks:

You can trace back in case of low number of replies the people who downvoted you.That's it.
Short meaningless replies might be spammed at the beginning but if those people get warned,banned for a while they will eventually use the changes rightly.

Seen too many threads downvoted because of the public opinion were vastly different however the person wasn't necessarily wrong.This happens mostly regarding game/champion balance.

3 Comments

Daen1/5/2015, 6:04:58 PM2 votes

I see suggestions along these lines a lot, and I maintain that upvotes and downvotes should always have the exact same functionality as each other. I'd like to go point-by-point to address some things you mentioned.

Creates more discussion.

How?

People won't just downvote spam certain threads or replies.

True, but this system has the potential to create post inflation and a lot of added frustration. I don't want to have to comment on something that's a clear troll or really offensive just to show my opinion.

Seen too many threads downvoted because of the public opinion were vastly different however the person wasn't necessarily wrong.This happens mostly regarding game/champion balance.

Arguably, if public opinion is vastly different than the OP maybe the OP isn't written properly or very insightful.

TeemoJenkins1/5/2015, 5:46:10 PM1 votes

If your morale is determined by an up and down button I suggest therapy. Up and down voting is the privilege of every troll.

Hyrum Graff1/6/2015, 7:00:44 AM1 votes

Another drawback is, what if I disagree with a post because reasons: I look at the post's comments, and someone has already commented with those reasons, letting OP know why they disagree. I upvote that comment. Now I have to re-comment the exact same thing, that nobody really cares about since it's already been said, just to downvote OP.